Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07
GLADSTONE,s MOTION Rejected.
The Commons Declines to Treat the
Times Charges rs q Breach Of Privi-

George Price conservative, resuming the depate
In the house of commons last evening on MI Glao-
stones motion to appoint a committee to inquire
into the Times charges against Mr.. Dillon, sug-
gested, amid derisive Parnellite laughter, that
| royal commission be appointed to inquire into all
OF the charges against the Parneliites. He mace
the suggestion on his own responsibility.
Sir Henry James regretted that responsible
speakers among the liberals had asserted that the
administration of justice In England was SO de-
fecuve that it was impossible that a fair trial
could be obtained on the issues involved In this
controversy. He asked what single instance could
be given to prove this scandalous assertion.
Mr.. Healy said that every possible question
seemed worthy OF inquiry by the house. except
question affecting the character OF its members:
The Parnellites did not care pinch OF SnuH
whether they got this inquiry or not, but II the
government majority refused this inquiry, the
names OF British gentlemen would be placed on o
level with that OF an Indian thug The Parnelites
challenged the tories to combat at once on this
| question. They would stand on no technical ref
erences, but would meet any charges brought
against them. From the decision OF u majority OF
pie outside and to other nations. The Irish people
never sent them there to beg fayors, but TO de-
mand their rights In spite Of all obstacles they
Major SaunderSon said he did not wonder that
Mr.. Gladstone tried to whitewash his Irish friends
who were now supplying his policy. Why, ne
asked should the house appoint committee to In
quire into charges sustained by such proofs as the
Times offered? He challenged Mr.. Dillon to dis
prove the Times evidence.
Mr.. Dilon.-"I have offered to enter into the
charges fully before committee l shall no
longer exchange the lie with members OF the house
over there"
LIBERALS VIEWS.
Mr.. Henry Fowler, member for East WOlver-
hampton, liberal, said he must decline to believe
that English Juries wereinfallible especially when
political question was involved. The Parnellites
did not desire to limit the inquiry. He had tele-
gram from Mr.. Parnell stating that he was quite
wiling to extend the inquiry so as to include the
forged letter published by the Times.
MI. GladStOneS motion was then rejected by q
vote or BIZ TO 23}, and Sir Edward Clark'S motion
that the house decline to treat the Times publica-
lion as a breach OF privilege was agreed to.
THE STANDARD" DESERTS THE TORIES.
The Standard. conservative organ, summing up
the debate, declares it to have been stupid aSco.
AS regards the forged Parnell letter in the Times
the Standard asserts that Mr.. Parnell was prob
ably unjustly accused. The government are in
censed at the unexpected stand the Shoelane au-
thOr1ty has taken, and influential tories have
attempted to induce the editor TO withhold further
adverse comments On the attitude OF the ministry
without effect. The reply to these representations
Is a sharp reproOf for allowing a question touch
Ing the permanent interests or parliament to be-
come mLSchievouS party quarrel. The prOv1n-
cial press generally express the opinion that the
conduct or the government in this matter has
greatly strengthened the ParnelliteS in England
and damaged the uniOIsts and tories.